Total births
48
Girls' name · since 2012
Nahya
Nahya has 48 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11917
- among girls today
- 48
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Nahya currently ranks #11917 among girls' names in America, with 48 babies recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Nahya recorded 48 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #11917 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #11917 among girls today
- 48 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nahya is currently the #11917 girls' name in America, more common than 33% of girls - 48 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11917
- among girls today
- 48
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Nahya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11917
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Nahya was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Nahya in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Nahya compares
48 15th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nahya's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 48 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nahya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nahya's full recorded timeline at 2021, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nahya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#11,917
Active since
2012
Nahya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Nahya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nahya's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Nahya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nahya? ▼
Nahya has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11917 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Nahya most popular? ▼
Nahya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Nahya been used? ▼
Records for Nahya go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nahya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nahla, Nahomi, Nahomy, Nahia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nahya
Nearby Names Like Nahya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nahya
Nahla Girl
#2678 3,236 births
Nahomi Girl
#1807 1,912 births
Nahomy Girl
#2039 1,507 births
Nahia Girl
#3883 430 births
Nahiara Girl
#4880 294 births
Compare Nahya side by side: Nahya vs Nahla Nahya vs Nahomi Nahya vs Nahomy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nahya: #11917 Girls' Name - 48 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nahya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nahya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.